Give in Kind & Holiday Giving
GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
In-kind donations received throughout the calendar year help Side by Side deliver the highest-quality services to youth and families in schools, communities, and homes. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about donating gift cards, furniture for our transitional housing program, vehicles, or professional services.
Gift cards to the following retail outlets are especially appreciated as they allow us to purchase kitchen and home items for our transitional housing program and purchase art supplies for our community drop-in centers:
- Amazon
- Target
- Bed Bath and Beyond
- Ross
- Michaels
HOLIDAY GIVING
Brighten a Young Person’s Holiday with Side By Side
Each holiday season, Side By Side partners with schools, organizations, and businesses throughout the Bay Area to fulfill Wish Lists for our clients. Many of our clients come from low-income families or are former foster youth living independently with limited resources. We aim to ensure that every young person has a present to unwrap, bringing joy to their holiday season.
Make a Wish Come True
Would you like to make a wish come true this holiday season? Contact the Side By Side Development Department at development@sidebysideyouth.org to learn how your school or organization can help fulfill holiday wishes for our clients in Alameda, Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties.
Join Our Giving Tree Event
Again this year, we are partnering with Marin Country Mart to decorate their Giving Tree with Side by Side gift tags. To kick off this year’s Giving Tree, there will be a tree lighting event. Visit Marin Country Mart to shop, dine, and choose a gift tag from their Giving Tree, representing a gift for one of our Bay Area youth. You can shop for your gift at the Mart or elsewhere and return it to the Mart’s Post Office unwrapped with the attached gift tag. Side By Side will ensure it reaches the youth you selected. Youth often request Amazon gift cards, which you can find at the Mart’s Post Office or online through our Amazon Wish List. Please use this QR Code to view and order gifts.
Marin Country Mart Giving Tree Details:
- Up from December 1, 2024, until December 23, 2024
- Marin Country Mart – 2003 Larkspur Landing Cir, Larkspur, CA 94939, tree near the bookstore
Tree Lighting Evening Happenings:
- Event Date and Time – December 1, 2024, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- Select a gift tag from the Giving Tree. Side by Side team members will have an information table during the Mart’s tree lighting ceremony. Meet us there on December 1, 2024, around 5 pm.
- Listen to Marin Girls Chorus Holiday concert
- Decorate gingerbread Christmas tree
- Make Orange Pomeranders
- Drink complimentary French sipping chocolate.
- Watch a Hula Hoop artist
- Shop–most stores are open until 7:30 pm.